# Accident 19990904047089A: Cessna 182M, Sandpoint, ID, September 4, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1999, 11:30 local time
- Place: Sandpoint, ID
- Airport: Bird Nr 2 Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2310° N, 116.3894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIRD NR 2 (ID19), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2310&lon=-116.3894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71685, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71685) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-D (registry code 17236, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Reported engine: CONT O470M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 790 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990904047089A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.4)THE PILOT WAS FLYING INTO A PRIVATE STRIP THAT HE HAD NOT FAMILIARIZED HIMSELF WITH. ALTHOUGH HE WAS NOT AWARE OF IT, THE RUNWAY HE WAS LANDING ON SLOPED UPHILL. BECAUSE OF THE UPSLOPE, THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS FLARE AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. (-23)PILOT MADE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON UP RUNWAY. LANDED HARD AND ON NOSE WHEEL.  PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA99LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA156), Sep 4, 1999: Cessna 182M (N71685), Sandpoint, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare. Factors include a runway that sloped uphill, and the pilot's failure to familiarize himself with the destination airstrip prior to departure.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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